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The science of gardening / Linda Chalker-Scott.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 9443 | The Teaching CompanyID9443A-01 | The Teaching CompanyPB9443A | The Teaching CompanyPD9443A | The Teaching CompanySeries: Great courses (DVD). Better living.Publisher: Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)ISBN:
  • 9781629975139
  • 1629975133
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Contents:
disc 1. Garden science: weeding out the myths -- Site analysis: choosing the right spot -- Soil analysis: what makes soil great -- Living soils: bacteria and fungi -- Plant selection: natives versus non-natives -- Plant selection: function and form -- disc 2. Plant selection: finding quality specimens -- Soil preparation and protection -- The truth about mulch -- Planting for survival -- Aftercare for new plants -- Plant nutrition: evidence-based fertilizing -- disc 3. The art and science of pruning -- Creating safe food gardens -- Water-wise landscaping -- Diagnosing diseases and disasters -- Gardening CSI: case studies -- Integrated pest management -- disc 4. Understanding pestcides -- What to do about weeds -- What to do about insects -- What to do about herbivores -- Tackling garden myths and misinformation -- Applied garden science: success stories.
Lecturer: Professor Linda Chalker-Scott, Washtington State University.
Holdings
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Lending DVD Elisabeth C. Miller Library Media DVD 63 2018 Discs 1-4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800171019
Lending DVD Elisabeth C. Miller Library Media DVD 63 2018 Course Guidebook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800171001
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24 lectures (30 min. each).

Course no. 9443.

Course guidebook includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230).

disc 1. Garden science: weeding out the myths -- Site analysis: choosing the right spot -- Soil analysis: what makes soil great -- Living soils: bacteria and fungi -- Plant selection: natives versus non-natives -- Plant selection: function and form -- disc 2. Plant selection: finding quality specimens -- Soil preparation and protection -- The truth about mulch -- Planting for survival -- Aftercare for new plants -- Plant nutrition: evidence-based fertilizing -- disc 3. The art and science of pruning -- Creating safe food gardens -- Water-wise landscaping -- Diagnosing diseases and disasters -- Gardening CSI: case studies -- Integrated pest management -- disc 4. Understanding pestcides -- What to do about weeds -- What to do about insects -- What to do about herbivores -- Tackling garden myths and misinformation -- Applied garden science: success stories.

Lecturer: Professor Linda Chalker-Scott, Washtington State University.

DVD.

In English ; closed-captioned.

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